full(yeah, that's right, jay, i stole it!)

one of the biggest mistakes we sometimes make as Christians is this idea of expectation. we get caught up waiting for the next good thing to come our way. we often think that there are simply moments where we experience God at some level that is way above what we experience normally. we leap from mountaintop to mountaintop, rather than running a level(but not low) plane in the atmosphere. the truth is that since God never changes, our connection with Him never changes. sure, we may feel closer to Him sometimes like at a retreat or after hearing a deep sermon (for me personally, its simply when i'm singing one of my favorite worship songs without even the slightest inhibition; i can hear the nonverbal 'amens' already), but our relationship, and more importantly our Salvation with Jesus, have no bearing with our feelings. one of my favorite quotes regarding this idea comes from singer/comedian Mark Lowry, "if I have to feel saved in order to be saved, then i'm not going to be saved most of the time. because Salvation is something that runs deeper than our emotions." we do not have to wait for God because God is here with us; as much now as when we're singing David Crowder songs. speaking of Crowder, he expresses this same difference in his song Obsession, "sometimes You're further than the moon; sometimes You're closer than my skin." it may not be in the way we want it, but we are always connected with God. every aspect of our lives is full of His Presence and He fulfills us in every way. its just like when Jesus said "I have come that they may have life and live it to the fullest." in Christ, we live to the fullest. we rejoice to the fullest. we pray to the fullest. in Him we are full.